3, 2, 1,   BOOM

 

 

Another thunder just exploded and echoed outside. It's been pouring for about two straight hours now.

Grace was in her room, after just finishing her latest essay due for somewhere next week, she was now sitting on her bed, trying to concentrate on her current reading, with not much success. The storm outside was just too distracting. Every few seconds a branch from the tree just outside her room would slam violently into her window, or she would hear something breaking or falling thanks to the hauling wind.

It was now almost five o'clock at the afternoon, but somehow it looked like at least midnight outside, almost totally dark and very creepy.

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The day began as a wonderful sunny Saturday, so spontaneously, Lily and Rick decided it was a perfect day for a one day trip. They had promised Zoë for a long time now that they'll take her to the new amusement park which opened recently and guaranteed to have the most thrilling new rides and roller coasters in it. Jessie was also quiet ecstatic about this new park. It was just two hours drive, so the decision was made and the family began organizing for the day.

Somehow the magic in these places had already seemed lost in Grace's eyes. Been there, done that, after being at six flags for the second time she really felt she had exhausted the theme. So she promised them she'll have fun at home with her friends and she had this really big essay to write too. They seemed to be satisfied with her reasons and excused her quiet easily from the happy-family-bonding-day they were gonna have.

She had a good night's sleep, but after they took off  for the trip and the house was all empty, Grace successfully managed to fall back to sleep.

It was about twelve at noon that she was awake again from her now second round of sleep. She went down to the kitchen and made herself a tasty looking sandwich and stalled on watching a little T.V. until she's fully wake up. Grace sluggishly set on the couch and munching on her sandwich, flipped through the channels aimlessly.

Not interesting.

Might as well do some homework, she decided, and than she'll have nothing on her mind for the rest of the weekend.

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Last night (Friday) Eli, as usual went out with his friends to some party and was back home only as daylight almost broke. He was sleeping peacefully now. Sleeping in the mornings was the sweetest sleep in his eyes. He was never much of a morning person really.

At about two o'clock he was finally defeated by the dryness in his throat and he lazily got up and strolled outside the garage and into the kitchen, heading straight towards the fridge. 

As he reached the door he noticed the note saying that Lily, his father, Jessie and Zoë were on a day's trip and that Grace should be at home or visiting friends. Eli opened the fridge and grabbed a carton of orange juice, drinking directly from it. As he was already in the kitchen he decided  to eat something since last night he kind of threw his soul up before he fell asleep.

After his little brunch Eli sauntered into the living room and channel surfed until he found a decent looking movie that had just started a few minutes ago. The movie was ok but he suddenly felt like playing some music so he went back into the garage to try and finish the song he was working on for the last few days.

Eli was so absorbed in his music that he didn't notice  the time fly by and the little storm that developed while he was so engrossed, but as he made a break to think over the lyrics once again, he suddenly heard water, drifting water. As he looked a little more carefully Eli noticed that the roof was leaking and not in one place only…

He quickly collected all his notes and everything else that lay on the floor and decided that now would be a good time to go into the house and maybe check on Grace.